With many teams using the second US-based Grand Prix of the season as the perfect opportunity to use up their required young driver test sessions, Ferrari elected to put Russian Robert Shwartzman into Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari for FP1. The Russian finished the session 16th fastest, however, he will be left wondering if he should have finished
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Formula 1 is certainly enduring an odd few weeks, with Red Bull having breached the 2021 budget cap and the “strange” handling of the recent Japanese Grand Prix attracting criticism. The recent round was one to forget for Charles Leclerc, after his last lap mistake ensured that Max Verstappen claimed his second consecutive World Championship,
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Following a season full of criticism and people labelling him as Ferrari’s number two driver, Carlos Sainz has admitted that he’s “judged” by his last race, rather than his best moments. Sainz’s comments come as a result of Daniel Ricciardo being dropped by McLaren for 2023, with the Australian looking set to be Mercedes’ reserve
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With Max Verstappen having claimed the 2022 Drivers’ Championship at the recent Japanese Grand Prix, Ferrari have switched their attention to taking the fight to Red Bull next season. According to Motorsport Italy, Charles Leclerc will take a five-place grid penalty at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, with the Italians set to change his
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Charles Leclerc might look back on 2022 as the year that should’ve been his, especially given the fact that he claimed victory at two of the opening three races of the season. The Ferrari driver started the season stronger than anyone could’ve imagined, with it, at the time, looking like the Monegasque might actually be the Italians savour.
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Sebastian Vettel is without a doubt one of the greatest and most successful Formula 1 drivers in the history of the sport, but is he also one of the most disrespected? The German is a legend in many people’s eyes for multiple reasons, with his on-track records being just one of them. Vettel has been
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Mercedes have just four races left until they can say a much-wanted goodbye to the woeful W13, which has seen the Germans relinquish the Constructors’ Championship that they’ve held for eight consecutive seasons. The Silver Arrows are set to finish third in the standings, with Ferrari 67 points ahead in second and Red Bull 232
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Following defeat in the 2022 World Championship, Charles Leclerc and Ferrari have already expressed their intent on switching their focus to 2023, where they know that the title is possible, if they can eradicate their mistakes. 2022 could’ve been Leclerc’s and Ferrari’s year; however, countless reliability problems, embarrassing strategic errors, and costly driver mistakes have
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After years of Mercedes and Red Bull dominance, it was a welcome surprise to the F1 world when following the change of regulations, it was Ferrari who came flying out the blocks with a 1-2 at the season opener in Bahrain. Ferrari got off to the dream start this season with Charles Leclerc taking the
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Carlos Sainz has faced an incredibly challenging 2022 season, coming off the back of beating Charles Leclerc in the 2021 Drivers’ Championship. The Spaniard has faced calls from the media and even the Scuderia’s hierarchy to take up the spot as the team’s number two driver, instead of regarding himself and Leclerc as equals. Leclerc has raised
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